Meet the Space Mission Analysis Branch Team
As a premiere space concepts and systems analysis organization, SMAB enables well-informed decision-making throughout NASA with integrated analysis and assessments of complex space systems, architectures, and portfolios based on benefit, cost, and risk. Through support of a broad set of agency customers, SMAB provides holistic insights within and across organizations that advance NASA’s human exploration and robotic scientific missions.
SMAB Teams and Leads
Lunar Architecture Team
Emily Judd and Garrett Carman
EVA and Human Surface Mobility Program
Lem Carpenter
SMAB Personnel
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Kevin Earle
Branch Head
SMAB–Science&Technology
Jordan Klovstad
Branch Head
SMAB–Exploration
Dan Mazanek
Assistant Branch Head SMAB–Exploration
David Reeves
Assistant Branch Head
SMAB–Science&Technology
Dale Arney
New team member arriving soon!
Emily Ballantyne
Greg Benjamin
Amber Bettis
Angela Bowes
Alex Burg
Zachary Burkhardt
Katie Burn
Naylah Sinclair Canty
Josh Carden
Garrett Carman
Lem Carpenter
Patrick Chai
D.J. Charewicz
Katelyn Christein
Jon Chrone
Alexus Cottonham
Shaun Deacon
Stacy Dees
Jim Dempsey
Chloe Downs
Ari Drake
Breeanna Ebert
Bailey Ethridge
Paul Friz
Laurence Garcia
Kandyce Goodliff
Melanie Grande
Michael Humphrey
Diana Illingsworth
Marie Ivanco
Lindsey Jacobson
Sharon Jefferies
Ryan Joyce
Emily Judd
Andrew Keener
Marc Koerschner
Jacob Kulikowski
Kevin Larman
Elijah Levi
Tim Lewis
Chase Lynch
Emily Mah
Justin Martinez
New team member arriving soon!
Katie McBrayer
Andrew McCrea
Carolyn McGee
Benjamin Merrel
Gabe Merrill
Janice Miller
John Mulvaney
Michelle Nadeau
Victoria O’Leary
Jose Ortiz
Andrew Owens
Claire Pape
Veebs Panchal
Haley Parker
Charles Pett
Nicole Piontek
Akshay Prasad
Min Qu
Vianni Ricano Cadenas
Wilbert Andrés Ruperto-Hernández
Andrew Sais
Josh Sams
Kodi Schwartz
Matt Simon
Shelley Spears
Richard Spolzino
Fred Stillwagen
Chris Stockdale
Chel Stromgren
Richard Sutherland
Dan Tiffin
Pat Troutman
Jon Vega
Jackson Walker
Joe Widmer
Betsy Wusk
